Re: Keyboard data for console-tools and X

To: Peter Teichmann <teich-p@Rcs1.urz.tu-dresden.de>
Cc: debian-arm@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Keyboard data for console-tools and X
From: Philip Blundell <pb@labs.futuretv.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 12:20:53 +0000
Message-id: <E12LmOz-0000Go-00@fountain.labs.futuretv.com>
In-reply-to: Message from Peter Teichmann <teich-p@Rcs1.urz.tu-dresden.de> of "Fri, 18 Feb 2000 12:52:27 +0100." <00021812565400.00867@ftepc12.ic.chalmers.se>
References: <00021812565400.00867@ftepc12.ic.chalmers.se>

>when installing Debian on my RiscPC I found that there are no suitable 
>keyboard definitions for console-tools and X. Strange as it is, the ones 
>for a PC do not work, but the RiscPCs PS2 keyboard is fully compatible to 
>a PC PS2 keyboard ...

The RiscPC keyboard driver seems to treat it as an old-style Acorn keyboard.
So you need a corresponding keymap.

>Anyway, I have some files that work (but I do not know from what source I got
>them) and they work fine. Should they perhaps be integrated into Debian?

Sounds like a good idea.

p.

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